Bigthan - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G904 — balak (“Balac”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H904 בִּגתָּן בִּגתָּנָא (Bigthan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bigthan (big-thawn') (or Bigthanad {big-thaw'naw}) n/p. 1. Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes [of similar derivation to H903] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include bigthan and bigthana. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Bigthan (big-thawn') (or Bigthanad {big-thaw'naw}) n/p. 1. Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes [of similar derivation to H903] KJV: Bigthan, Bigthana. Root(s): H903
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H904. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Bigthan
Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21; also called Bigthana at Est.6.2; § Bigthan = "in their wine-press" a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bigthan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H904.
In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H904, grouped by book.
Bigthan (Strong's H904) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bigthan". Bigthan (big-thawn') (or Bigthanad {big-thaw'naw}) n/p. 1. Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes [of similar derivation to H903]
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H904 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H904 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bigthan and bigthana. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
